Get key name from system scancode in a mod?

[Linuxdirk]

In a mod I’m developing I want to add a little help text for the everyday player that contains some information about what keys to be pressed for certain actions.

While I can easily get the system scancodes by just requesting the corresponding setting like so …

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local dig_scancode = core.settings:get('keymap_dig')
local fast_scancode = core.settings:get('keymap_fastmove')
local fly_scancode = core.settings:get('keymap_freemove')

-- Do something, link print-dumping them
print(dump(dig_scancode)) -- result: "KEY_LBUTTON"
print(dump(fast_scancode)) -- result: "SYSTEM_SCANCODE_224"
print(dump(fly_scancode)) -- result: "SYSTEM_SCANCODE_14"

… there seems to be no function in the API (searched the markdown file for scancode) for getting the actual key name.

But Luanti already has a function for getting the key name (even localized) fromt he scancode, it does so in the key configuration.

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here, in German

So, the information is already known to the client, I just need a way to display that information somewhere (GUI, formspec, tooltip, chat, etc.)

I wonder if I somehow can use this function in a mod, or if there are other methods achieving the same result (localized key name from scancode like in the settings).

Any Idea or help would be appreciated!

[rubenwardy]

This is not currently supported by Luanti. The issue is https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/issues/14788

[Linuxdirk]

Thanks for linking me that issue, that’s sad :(

Maybe not back in 2024 – but now that users can remap anything to anything such an API call would really be helpful.